The Official AHF WW2 in the Pacific & Asia quiz thread

[Dan W.]

Just to get this going again, and since this will likely be an easy question for all the experts on this thread, name this pilot.
(Previous question by Graham was an excellent one, by the way)

[Galahad]

--This is just a guess, but he looks like Japan's top ranked ace, Hiroyoshi Nishizawa, aka "the Devil of Rabaul".

[Dan W.]

That be him. On to you sir.

[Galahad]

--Hi Ya'll.....Please accept my apologies for the delay in posting a question. Mea culpa; I simply got caught up in Life and forgot about it.
--Here's a question.....Good luck!
--What connects the USS Harder (SS 257) with the USS Constitution (Old Ironsides)? Not counting both being commissioned USN warships.

[Galahad]

A hint.....if you know the senior US Rear Admiral in order of precedence, you'll be halfway there.

[Galahad]

--Hmmm. No experts in US admirals around, I guess. Let's try a different tack, one that might ring a knell with Brits or Irishmen.
--What links the USS Harder, The USS Constitution and the most important Irish nationalist of the late 1800's? Find that and you have the answer.

[Galahad]

--Hmmm x 2. Not even a guess. Looks like I'm being too obscure; that or there's no one who knows about the USS Harder.
I suppose I'd best post the answer so someone else can post a question.

--What ties the Harder to the Constitution?

--The keyword is "Stewart" (DD 224). The destroyer was named for Charles Stewart, who commanded the Constitution in her successful fight with HMS Cyane and HMS Levant. When Farragut was promoted to Rear Admiral during the American Civil War, Stewart was retired but still alive, and was the senior Commodore of the US Navy; the law promoting Farragut also promoted Stewart to Rear Admiral on the retired list, with the proviso that he would always rank other Rear Admirals, so he was and is #1 in seniority of all USN Rear Admirals.

--Stewart's daughter married a man named Parnell; their child was named after his grandfather.....Charles Stewart Parnell, the Irish nationalist MP.

--When Indonesia was overrun in 1942, the Stewart was damaged and in drydock, and was theoretically scuttled and stricken from the fleet list. The Japanese found her, salvaged her, rehabbed her, and commissioned her as PB 102. As such she was
involved with sinking the USS Harder, under her ace captain, Sam Dealey, in August 1944. After Japan's surrender, she was recommissioned in the USN as the USS DD224 and later used as a target.

--The floor is open for questions.

[AVV]

Hello, Galahad!

What ties the Harder to the Constitution?

Nice story, indeed. Thanks!

Best regards, Aleks

[Graham Clayton]

What unflattering name did the US 32nd Infantry Division give to their divisional cemetery?

[Graham Clayton]

As there have been no replies, I will give the answer.

The 32nd Infantry Division named their cemetery "Eichelberger Square", after their commanding officer Robert L Eichelberger.

http://www.historyofwar.org/articles/pe ... obert.html

The forum is open to anyone who wants to post a question.

[Marcus]

Anyone willing to help get this moving with a new question?

/Marcus

[kgbudge]

Probably too easy, but:

Which relative of the Emperor attempted to found a new religion that was banned by the occupation authorities?

[Marcus]

I think a hint is needed to get this moving again.

/Marcus

[kgbudge]

He played an important role in seeing that the surrender terms were carried out.

[Graham Clayton]

As there has been no posts for the past 2 months, I'll post a question to get the quiz moving again:

What experiment did the US Navy carry out on the 10th of May 1942?